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Article | 27/02/2009 Weekly Tech News Update: 27th Febuary, 2009

NASA's satellite fails, Microsoft demos a low power server and here's a car that can be turned on with an iPhone.

Article | 26/02/2009 Microsoft TechFest: Low-power data centers

Microsoft Research hopes to make data centers more efficient. They are testing a prototype data center that runs off of low-power processors.

Article | 26/02/2009 Microsoft TechFest: Commute UX dialog system for in-car infotainment

At TechFest 2009 Microsoft Research is showing off many projects in development. One of them is an in-car infotainment technology called Commute UX.

Article | 18/02/2009 MIT guitar combines acoustics and electronics

A prototype guitar built by US student Amit Zoran combines the natural acoustics of wood with the power of electronic processing

Article | 13/02/2009 Weekly Tech News Update: 13th Febuary, 2009

A guitar from MIT combines acoustics and electronics, ebay tightens rules on selling weapons, and Amazon unveils a new Kindle.

Article | 12/02/2009 IBM, Juniper join in cloud strategy

New IBM management software can give IT managers a clearer view into both private clouds within an enterprise and public ones that are available by su...

Article | 12/02/2009 Amazon unveils Kindle 2

Amazon unveiled an updated version of its wireless e-reader that boasts a new design, updated display and more storage among other features.

Article | 6/02/2009 Weekly Tech News Update: 6th Febuary, 2009

Lenovo is stung by losses, Google introduces tracking software and an update Google Earth, Apple's iPhone readies for launch in the Middle East

Article | 6/02/2009 Google Earth 5.0 lets users explore the ocean

Google launched an updated version of Google Earth that includes historical imagery as well as 3D underwater terrain.

Article | 3/02/2009 Bill Gates appeals for aid in Davos

The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation called on organizations to maintain their commitments to foreign assistance during the economic downturn

Article | 3/02/2009 Obama to carry wireless handheld

President Barack Obama recently won the fight to keep his beloved BlackBerry, or some sort of wireless handheld.

Article | 30/01/2009 Weekly Tech News Update: 30th January, 2009

Obama gets to keep his BlackBerry, the Gates Foundation donates money to eradicate polio, MIT creates a seeing machine, Japan launches a satellite, th...

Article | 28/01/2009 Seeing machine helps those with vision impairments

MIT researchers have designed a portable device that allows people with visual impairments to access the internet, view photographs, or just see the f...

Article | 23/01/2009 Weekly Tech News Update: 23rd January, 2009

Citizen journalists chronicle the New York's plane crash, Obama's inauguration slows down the web and robots may soon be a new arcade attraction

Article | 16/01/2009 Weekly Tech News Update: 16th January, 2009

This week our show comes from CES again with Palm unveiling a new phone, Sony showing off futuristic glasses and Samsung thinning down their TVs and b...